Global modeling of cloud radiative effects using ISCCP cloud data

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1479-1496

  Ridout, James A ^a,b   Rosmond, Thomas E ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD FIELD; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECT; GCM; GLOBAL MODELLING; ISCCP; NOGAPS;

EID: 0030429005     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<1479:GMOCRE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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